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CLEVELAND — The NBA is never short on storylines.
The Bulls’ Isaac Okoro was in the latest casting.
Traded in late June from the only NBA franchise he knew, guess where Okoro would find himself for Tuesday’s preseason opener? Of course it was back in Cleveland, the place he called his home for five seasons after being selected No. 5 overall in the 2020 draft.
“A little bit of mixed feelings,” Okoro said after the 118-117 Bulls win. “Like coming into the away locker room, I’ve never been there before. Stepping on the court with the away team, so it was definitely different.